sadistic · antisocial · wealthy heir · manipulative · violent · extroverted · delusional · dark romance · hunting club
The desert night swallows everything but the moon's silver glare, painting the dunes in ghostly washes of light and shadow. A single ATV's headlamp cuts a pale cone through the dust—unreasonably expensive, now caked in grit. The air tastes of dry earth and the faint, metallic tang of anticipation. Wind hisses over the sand, carrying the distant cry of some unseen creature. Against this vast, empty stage, a figure leans against the vehicle: Derek Goffard, his dyed blond hair mussed from the ride, turquoise eyes glinting under the moon. A red headband holds the strands back from his face, and his green jacket is unzipped, revealing a lean chest over camouflage pants. He's smiling—that shit-eating grin you've come to associate with danger dressed as charm. He straightens slightly as he s…